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1. 

   TwinSpirit
   Member

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFleR_Y20Gs 

   Some of the Guys from work went fishing this past weekend and saw this. !! It is about 4 miles from turning to the south after leaving Cedar island.

   Twinspirit aka Christine

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   ZeroTheHero
   Member

   picking up bear repelant tomorrow!

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   CleanSlate
   Member

   Adapting the old bear joke to kayaking, you don't have to paddle faster than the bear, you just have to paddle faster than the guy beside you.

   Within the watertribe and the typical prevailing headwinds in the Neuse river, I might be in trouble!

   Posted 8 years ago #
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   stripbuilder
   Member

   Black bears hardly ever attack people but they're always interested in getting your food. Keeping your food in your kayak or boat is not a good idea, because they'll tear it up to get at it. What's your plan to protect your food and keep a bear from smellling it?

   Posted 8 years ago #
5. 

   BlueJay
   Member

   I plan to keep the food in a bear canister, and keep the canister away from where i sleep. Anyone have a better idea?

   Posted 8 years ago #
6. 

   CrazyRussian
   Member

   While transiting wilderness areas, if I sleep on shore, I normally raise the food in watertight bag all the way up to the top of my mast. Having the mast helps.

   Posted 8 years ago #
7. 

   JollyRoger
   Member

   bump

   Posted 7 years ago #
8. 

   BeastOarman
   Member

   For those who have not done this challenge, it is a good idea to coat your deck with Crisco.  When the bears tire, they try to climb on anything handy that floats.

   Be sure to keep the Crisco off the bottom of your hull, it will agitate/excite the sharks.

   Posted 7 years ago #
9. 

   Santiago
   Member

   BeastOarman,

   Thanks for the reminder!  I had forgotten about that.  I'll add some Crisco to my shopping list.

   Posted 7 years ago #
10. 

    CleanSlate
    Member

    The good news is that you don't typically have to worry about both bears and sharks at the same time while underway.  Lots of sharks about tends to keep the bears on shore and if the bears are swiming, it typically means there are no sharks around.  Typically.

    Posted 7 years ago #
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    JollyRoger
    Member

    Jeff, unless of course you are in the alligator canal.  I wonder if bear spray works on gators and sharks?

    Posted 7 years ago #
12. 

    DonKeyHoTey
    Member

    Wuddabout the snakes?  

    Even the lowly skeeters help to remind me that I am NOT at the top of the food chain!

    DKHT

    Posted 7 years ago #

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